TPM: Note To News Orgs: McCain And Palin Are Largely Responsible For Unhinged Tone At Their Rallies

Note To News Orgs: McCain And Palin Are Largely Responsible For Unhinged Tone At Their Rallies
By Greg Sargent - October 10, 2008, 10:58AM
The news orgs are beginning to weigh in with big takes on what is unquestionably one of the most important stories of Campaign 2008: The pathologically-unhinged tone that McCain-Palin supporters are displaying at rallies of late.

The New York Times has a write-up here; The Washington Post has one here, and The Politico has one here.

This is a welcome development, and the stories are pretty good. But the news orgs are still dancing around the central story here: That McCain and Palin themselves are largely responsible for what's happening.

The Times, for instance, does say that McCain's rallies are worse than Obama's, but nonetheless bemoans negative campaigning on "both sides." WaPo very politely notes that McCain and Palin "drew on the crowd's energy" as they attacked Obama yesterday (actually, they fed the crowd's "energy"). And Politico says that the anger is driven by Obama's momentum and fears that McCain will lose.

more:http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/note_to_news_orgs_mccain_and_p.php

have given encouragement to incoherence and hate.

Simply by showing hateful demeanor to the base, and being incoherent, they encourage the .50cal meth consuming right.

The SF chronicle has a much stronger response:
in today's editorial they accure McCain of McCarthyism.

See my post:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7396355